Improved brick-machine



@man gratta @met @man JOHN H. SMITH AND CHARLES H. FLORENCE, OE'RICHVIEW, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORSTO TI-IEMSELVES, F. P. SEAWELL, AND H, G; W, .WHITTENBURG.

IMPROYED BRICK-MACHINE,-

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TO ALL WHOM IT M AY GONCERN Beit known that we, JOHN H.SM1rH and CHARLES H. FLoRr'zNcn, of Richview,'in the county of Washington, and State of Illinois, have invented-1a new and useful 'Improvement-in BrickMachines', and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable' others skilled 'in the art to make 'and use the same',.referencc being had to thc'accompauyin'g drawings, forming part of this specication, in`which Y I f' v Figurevl is a. front view of our improved machine.

Figure 2 is a; side view of the upper part of the same. l,

Figure 3 is a verticalsection-of the'same', taken through the line 'fr w, g. 1.

Figure 4 is atopview'of` the brick-mould. f

' Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. f d

Our invention hasi'or its object to furnish au improved machine'for moulding brick, which shallhe simple in construction, easily' operated, and conveniently-moved from one part of the yard to'another; and it consists in the construction and combination -o` the various partsof themachine, as hereinafter more fully described -and setforth.

A-is the frameoi' the machine, tothe lower ends of the posts of which are attached wheels B, so that the machine may be easily moved from one part of vthelyardto another, to shorten the run-of the oil' bearers. l

C is thev presser, which is made in the form of a' quarter of acylinder, as' shown'ing. 3, and: which is I pivoted at its angles tothe frame A, as shown in figs. 1 and 3. A v

A part of the front side lof the receiving-box D is out away, so that, when the presser C is raised, it may pass out of thezsaid box, leaving a freepassagefor'the prepared clay to the moulds.

E is the segment of a cog-wheel, which -is attached to theprojecting end of one of the journals of the presserCe-and into theteeth of which mesh the teeth of the .segmental cog-wheel F,'which is pivoted to the upper part of the frame A, and lto which is rigidly'connected the levervlG,`by'which the presser C is raised l undlowered.

u' 4The frontpart of the` bottom of the receivingbox D is cutaway, and in the opening thus formed is secured a frame, H, having hopper-shapedopenings through it, through which the prepared. clay passes into -the moulds, the lower ends of said openings being vthe exact form and' size of a'brick. I

-I,is a frame, the rear ,end of" which is-pivo'ted to the rear partof the frame A, yat 'alittledistance below the receiving-box D, and to thei'ront and middle cross-bars of which, as -shown infigas.- .1 and 3, are pivoted two or more rollers J, upon which-the frame K, that contains the brick-moulds L, moves back-and forth. The forward end of the frame I rests upon. the cams M, which are rigidly attached tothe shaft N, 'which works in bearingsin the frame A. i i

The 'cams M and shaft N- are operated by aflever, O, which passes through a hole in the shaft N, andthe free end of which enters a hole in a cross-bar ofy the frame A, to lock the said shaft, when holding the frame' in proper position for operating the machine.-

The frame K, which slides back and-forth upon the rollers J, or upon vwheels formed upon'or attached to said rollers, is made large enough to contaiutwo or more moulds L, the size and number of the moulds depending upon the size and capacity of the machine but-it is generally most convenient to use two moulds, one'at each end of the frame and ci' such asize las to be conveniently handled when full.

The moulds L may be made in the ordinary manner, but we prefer to makethem as shown in gs. 1, 2, 3, i ,4; that is to say, the sides l1 and ends l? are hinged or pivoted to tile bottom, Z3, or to. metallic ears attached to the said'parts, and the partitions l4 are rigidly attached to the bottom,l Z3. The ends F have inclined prongs T attached to them, which enter holes in the endsoi' the sides Z.

By this construction, when the full mould is reversed and supported by the ends, the'lwe'ight of the moulded brick and of the mouldmoves `the said ends upon their hinges or pivoting-points, a little away from the bricks, and at the same time the inclined prongs move the sides ll upon their pivoting-points, a little away from the bricks, so Vthat the said bricks may be easily and quickly discharged from the mould.`

Pisa segment of a wheel., which is attachedy to the shaft R, which revolves in bearings in the frame A, and Vto the forward end of which is attached a lever, VS, by which the said wheel Pm'ay be operated.

`To the ends ofthe segment P are attachedl the ends of two flexible straps or chains U, the other ends of which are attached to the end s of the frame K,.as shovvn in fig, 1, so that, by operating the lever S, the frame K and inouldsL may be moved back andforth beneath the receiving-box D. I

In using the machine, the prepared clay iswheeled up a staging attached to the rear side of the machine, and dumped into the 1'eceving,box DL When 'the presser C is raised, the clay passes through the slotted frame H into the mould. L. As the presser C is moved down into the position shown in figa-1 an'd 3, tbe/clay is forced into said mould, forming the bricks. The lever S isthen operated to move the full mould out of the machine, and the empty mould, inn the other end of the frame K, in to be filled. The full mould is then removed, and the brick discharged in themanne'r hereinbefore described, an empty mould being put into its pla'ee.

We claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of the pivoted frame I, bearing the rollers J, mould-holder'K, hopper-plate H, inclined pa-wls M upon shaft N, the segment P, and straps U, all arranged and operating as described, forthe purpose specified.

Y 2. The mould L, thel sides Z1 and ends L of which are connected to the bottom, l, and to each other by inclined prongs T, arranged substantially in the manner herein shown Vand described, and for tbc purpose set forth. I I

JOHN H. SMITH,

. CHARLES H, FLORENCE. Witnesses:

WLLsoN B. RILEY, Hsnnrw. HOUSE. 

